In Ontario in the Nineteenth Century, Discharge from an Asylum

question 69

Multiple Choice

In Ontario in the nineteenth century, discharge from an asylum could be granted by ________.

• A) two physicians
• B) a justice of the peace
• C) the lieutenant governor
• D) any of the above
• E) no one could be discharged

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